DOUGLAS, William younger, of Blackmiln, Minister of Midmar, Reverend Mr ¹

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  General Notes:

(at Midmar in 1657)
"WILLIAM DOUGLAS of Blackmiln, son of William D., min. of Aboyne; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1643-7; adm. between 21st April and 20th Oct. 1657; had an augmentation of stipend 14th June 1665; died after 18th March 1679. He marr. Janet, daugh. of Lumsden of Cairndai, and had issue Robert of Blackmiln, Logie-Colstone, died April 1724 [father of Francis D., well-known printer, author, and publisher of the Aberdeen Intelligencer, 1719-86]; William; Helen (marr. Alexander Alexander of Auchmull); Jean (marr. Robert Gelly, merchant, Aberdeen); Margaret, to whom Robert Douglas, soap - boiler, Leith, was served nearest agnate, 11th Aug. 1688; Mary, died at Leith, 14th June 1705, aged 31."

from Fasti Ecclesiae

  Research Notes:

CAIRNDAI

"The Laird of Corrachree is somewhat contemptuously referred to as 'One Lumsden of Corachrie.' The property had long been held by a family of the name of Gordon ; from them, it passed into another family of the same name - the Gordons of Tilfoudie, cadets of the Aboyne family, from whom it passed about 1670-80 into the possession of the Lumsdens of Auchindoir, an ancient and highly respected house. About 1700 it was excambed for the lands of Cairndyne, a small property in the old parish of Kinernie. The Lumsden laird of 1705 was therefore a new comer to the district and not of a family of any great repute. He had, however, married Agnes Forbes, a daughter of George Forbes of Skellater, who was father-in-law also to John Gordon of Blelack."

from Records of Invercauld ²